GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |